Chilly Alamo Bowl Drills Ahead of Saturday Kickoff
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys and Denver Pioneers hold final outdoor workouts for the 2 p.m. Saturday Alamo Bowl at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio. Temperature near 42 at game time with light winds and no precipitation. Nelson out with knee issue. others in good shape. Band personnel plan to stay over. Jodie drill team to perform between halves. KABC to broadcast. Tickets on sale at Elks club, sporting goods stores, and Lavaca street school board office.
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Weather, crowds and costs shadow Elks bowl plan
Grandmothers wisdom aside, the Elks football committee hopes sunny Saturday saves the Alamo bowl between Denver University and Hardin-Simmons. The event risks a $13 000 loss, with Hardin-Simmons covering extra hotel days and Denver contributing to gate refunds as organizers push plans for a future, better promoted game. Captain Kramer names son George as Brackenridge athlete George Harcourt prepares for law school in Waco.
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Oil bowl payoff sets record as St Marys and Georgia Peck split pot
The Oil bowl history's largest payoff will be divided between St Marys of California and Georgia Peck, with about 75 000 dollars at stake up from 60 000 last year. Wednesday's game drew 123 000 dollars despite bad weather and strong advance sales. The Will Rogers bowl will return next year after a weather caused loss with attendance of about 800. Jack Sanders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars corporation denied a 13 000 dollar loss report.
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Dick Porter to Manage Birmingham Barons Next Season
The Birmingham Barons announced the signing of Richard Porter to manage the Southern Association club next season. Porter previously piloted the Wilkes Barre Barons in the Class A East league for two seasons and signed a one year contract. He succeeds Frank Snyder who recently resigned to take over the Toledo club in the American association.
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Dick” Porter
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Service Goalers Open With Five Teams In Round Robin
The Negro service packet val lenpue opens Tuesday with five teams Randolph Kelly Brooks Brooke Army Medical Center and IDTHC. Games run Tuesdays and Thursdays in a double round robin with openers BAMC versus Randolph at Fort Sam at 7 15 p m and Kelly at JPTRC.
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Synthetic Muscle Helps Rice Star Athlete
Virgil Ike Eikenberg, Rice Owls quarterback, recovered from a season long muscle injury using a trainer made inner-tube device. Eddie Wojeczki strapped the improvised brace from thigh to below the knee, enabling Eikenberg to play and contribute in games.
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Ike” Eikenberg
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Brown Meets Azteca In San Antonio Boxing to Wrestling Card
Natie Brown, formerly boxing Joe Louis era draw, appears in San Antonio next Wednesday night as a wrestler. He faces Charro Azteca a 236-pound Mexican mat star in the main event for promoter Dorothy Livengood’s first card of the year. Brown weighs 220. Ralph Garibaldi and Jimmie James meet in the semi windup for three falls. Gorilla Macias and Joe Corbett appear in the preliminaries with a one minute time limit.
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High Goalers Start Annual Tournament in San Antonio
First round games of the annual San Antonio invitation basketball tournament were scheduled Friday afternoon at Jefferson and Brackenridge gyms with four games on each court. Opening matches included Brownsville vs South San Antonio at Jefferson and Lanney Voks vs Jamar of Houston at Brackenridge. South San substituted for San Angelo due to bad weather.
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Kiwanians Honor Jeff Footballers At Luncheon
Kiwanis club guests from Jefferson High School football include coaches Barlow Irvin Sterry Hamilton and Vernon Valenta. The event at the Gunter motel helped prepare the Mustangs for a Monday testimonial banquet at Green Pastures with about 40 attendees expected.
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Two Doped Horses Found In Maryland Racing Tests
The Maryland state racing commission released 4168 pre race biological tests from Laurel Pimlico and Bowie fall meetings. Only two horses showed positive results for stimulation.
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Ortiz Defends Bantam Title March 11 in Los Angeles
Manuel Ortiz the bantamweight title holder defends his championship March 11 at the Olympic Auditorium. He meets Kul Kong Young of Honolulu in a 15 round bout. Ortiz makes his 17th defense after beating Young in Hawaii last year in an overweight contest.
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Kirby and Suggs Enter Augusta Titleholders Open
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs filed entries for the eighth annual titleholders golf tournament in Augusta. The event runs March 27 to 30 with Suggs the defending champion.
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Robinson Official Batting Champion of International League
Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals was proclaimed official batting champion with a .449 average, leading a list of top International League hitters and marking a strong major league ascent as several peers moved to the majors. The Royals led the circuit with a .286 team average, well ahead of Buffalo at .272.
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